The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be winging it during the latter stages of the NFL draft.
The NFL announced Monday that the Bucs will have a parrot deliver its fourth-round selection from the pirate ship at Raymond James Stadium to an announcer during Saturday's televised Day 3 draft show.
The parrot, a Catalina macaw named Zsa Zsa, is based at the Florida Exotic Bird Sanctuary in Hudson, Florida.
The bird is not the first animal to participate in an NFL draft. Last year, an orangutan aided in the Colts announcing their fourth-round selection of offensive lineman Zach Banner, the NFL reported on its website.
Reaction on the Buccaneers' upcoming pick ranged from humor to squawks of surprise. One website, JoeBucsFan, posted a video of The Three Stooges' 1936 comedy short, "Disorder in the Court," where a parrot is figured prominently in the climactic court scene.
Undoubtedly, some fans will post the iconic parrot sketch from “Monty Python’s Flying Circus.”
Regardless, the Bucs will be giving the NFL the bird on Saturday.
